AV The Barrie Examiner Tuesday March 15 1977 Warren McKendry and his wife operate iilfords one general store housed in building built in mint They say the faces of summer residetits are changing over the years but great many people still coitie each sum mer Business is thriving for Gilfords store Gilfords only general store does thriving business winter andsummer It supplies almost 400 families in the area on regular basis and business quadruples once summer comes says Warren McKen dry McKendry who operates the old general store with his wife and family say there has been gradual change in business in Gilford in the past 20 years Weve noticed people who came up with their children all the time 10 20 years ago dont come at all now says McKen dry The families arent com ing as often because the children have grown up and those who do come up the way they used to are older couples now There is an influx of younger families taking their place though he says The old store located in the centre of the village and built originally in 1858 was hotel sells everything from dairy pro ducts to clothing and pottery to canned goods Stacked on old wooden shelves in narrow aisles are older items some people dont stock any more says McKen dry including oil lamps and big stone mixing bowls In earlier years the store had canopy over the front and handpumped lass reservoir gas pumps stoor out front The stores ceiling is unique tiled with 18inch square plates of tin in five different patterns from floral to geometric dcr sign which have been painted white The building which contains the iilford post office has foundations of mortared field stones and is built for hotel COUNTY GLIMPSES BLOOD CLINIC MIDLAND iSiaril blood donor clinic will be held at the King Street Baptist church on Thursday March 17 under the sponsorship of the Midland Lions club and Red Cross SEEK ASSISTANCE NORTH RIVER Staff request for financial assistance from the Ontario ministry of housing to help ay for new zon ing base maps or the shoreline and farming district was made by Matchedash council Cost estimate received by council for the shoreline maps was $4600 and further $1300 was the estimated cost to include thefarmingdistrict LIBRARY DEFICIT ORILLIA Staff deficit of $31889 was reported in Orillia public library opera tions during the past year with expenditures totalling 94367586 Main revenues were provided by the city of Orillia provincial government and share was $170000 the govern merit contributed $41000 and Orillia township $13000 SEPARATE BOARDS ELMVAIE lStaffi move to organize separate planning boards for Elmvale village and Flos to replace the joint board has been approved by both councils BUDGETS REVIEWED NORTH RIVER Staff As preliminary to setting 1977 township tax rates Mat chedash council has been reviewing proposed budget figures at meetings here presid ed over by Reeve Gordon Priestman ANNUAL MEETING COLLINGWOOD Staff Annual meeting of the Coll ingwood General and Marine Hospital will be held on Wednesday evening March 30 in the McEachern Training Centre it was announced by purposes with rooms alongside what was once central cor ridor on the second floor The store itself has long history One resident III the community now in his 90s remembers working behind the counter as boy He often comes in and tells us how it used to be says Mr McKcndry It used to be one of number of businesses in the area which included various mills cheese factory crcamery and blacksmiths shop At one time there were five taverns and nuts operating in the area The area population doubles each summer says Mrs Ic Kendry and demands for dil ferent goods at the store changc constantly One week everyone wants skim milk another week its homo and the third week it could be cream she said It all varies depending who is tip for their vacation county news New and old contrast in village of Gilford Gilford is village of cori trasts Small clapboard houses line tiny dirt lane in the centre of thevillage Boarded cottages mingle with permanent ones irt clusters crisscrossed by series of small bumpy roads farm complete with house barn and fields lines the main villagestreet And houses ranging frorn $60000 to $200000 in price sit slightly apart community of its own It is contrast between new andold neighborhood of coin muters with life complete with country club and twocar garages stands slightly apart frotn community of older summer homes and brick farm houses iilford on the northeast cor ner of West lwillimbury cross ing into Innisfil township is one of the earliest settlements in the area United Empire Loyalists set tied the area as early as 1810 It was named by Thomas Maconchy after town of the same name in his native County Down Ireland He owned and operated grist and saw mill and other businesses there The village was once the scene of number of industries arid pine forests in the area were used to make sailing ship masts in the 1850s The railway came to lilford in 1853 and the first post office was established in 1803 lilford was once an impor taril shipping point for wheat grown in an area stretching as far west as ookstowrr and was also the centre of large fishing industry Carp were caught by trawlers packed iti ice and shipped to New York ityalive lilford now has two marinas general store and subdivi sion built five years ago at the north end of the village The population doubles dur ing summer months with an iri flux of summer residents from such cent res as Ioronto With the small population Area cattlemen make plans for beef tour ELMVALE Staffi Plans have been completed for farm tour in Ontario and York coun ties by members of the Simcoe ounty Reef atllcmens Asv social ion on Friday March 25 ars will pick tip rncrribcrs at various locations III the area and are scheduled to meet at the first stop at 943 am at the Ilcwitl farm Itltil Heayerton Clarence leorgc and Albert Ilcwitt operate 900 acre farrti with corn as the main crop Second stop is scheduled at the farm of ins and Martin Lask of RR Sunderland at 11 am Then the members drive on to the farm of Ron Deeth RRZ READ ALL ABOUT IT special limited otter copy of the Akai Elm AKAI Gino5 SPECIAL OFFER Akai Canada is proud to announce very stereo components Read all about it in your delivered to your door ticipating AKAI dealer and hear for yourself Youll be glad you did on many of their fine Times soon to be then visit your par Tomorrow deliveries between TorontoHamilton and Montreal Ship Rapidex Route and sleep soundly CALL and COMPARE Customer Servrce and Rates 7282417 Pickup 7285505 Outsuie Barrie phone numbers listed under Canadian National eX press business as well as responsibility Port Perry where they will make third inspection slated to start at 1215 pm new slaughter house recently con structed to rovide beef for the freezer tra will be given at tention The group moves on to York County after lunch with stop at the Harvey Brown farm at Markham at 230 The Brown operation involves 500 feeders sugar feeding and high moisture corn Gilford munity Standing at the entrance to Gilford is sign erected by the Gilford Lions ur village is small and we love them all is closeknit com Stayner auditorium redone with $35000 from Lions The Stayner auditorium had $35000 worth of work com pleted recently thanks to the Lions Club of Stayner It was just one of the com munity proects supported by the 55mem club the only service club in the town of 2200 people President of the club is Mike Smart Ben Wheeler is trea surer Doug Inkster secretary Harold Tribe first vice president Norm Burkholder vicepresident and George Sunberg vicepresident The club also gives food baskets at Christmas and sup ports minor sports Fixing up the ball diamond is one of the clubs future pro jects Stayner also has womens Institute horticultural socie Minesing W1 is told about Work of VON By MARY MCLEAN MINESING member of the Elmvale branch of the We torian Order Nurses was the guest speaker at the recent meeting of the Minesing Wo mens Institute Mrs Lamb answered ques tions on the functions of the VON and showed slides Articles for the bazaar to be held later in the spring were turned in The Ilobhy Iub members had their first lesson in needle point rcccntly frorn Mrs IIogue of Edenvalc Arthur Cole owner of Coles Nursery Minesing will be the guest speaker at the March 21 meeting of the Vespra Hor ticulluralSociety The meeting will be held at the Midliurst Reforestry Hall starting at pm and everyone is welcome Mrs Max Craig of raighurst was the guest speaker at the World Day of Prayer service held March at St Peters Anglican Church Mrs Craig said it was her first invitation to speak to such gathering and looks forward to more in the future Marshall Sign lighting Maintenance Neon Plastic Illuminated Signs Monthly Inspections Fluorescent and Incandescent lomps Fixtures Annual Cleaning of Fixtures Signs Fost Reliable Service Reosonoble Rates If you have sign or lighting problem give us all BARRIE 7289534 at ll 4A II FE 74 ty branch of the Royal Cana dian Legion Masonic Lodge and Loyal Orange Lodge There are two schools Byng Public School and Stayner Col legiate There are five churches Iubliee Presbyterian First Baptist Good Shepherd An glican Stayner Missionary St Featuring line products OntIH0N1 by Chrysler rm minim ti morillis In Allilton 5354334 In Ionic 71674 I76 Bradford St Bradford HLL NEW El ISY FR SH IUttlI riJilrirrrrr pill up and return servme flflrll rules WIIII insurance included Tomorrow Florida Mobile Home Seminar Whats it like to live in Florida in an adult mobile home community Learn about renting vs buying your own lot What are the costs MLS REALTOR APPRAISALS 98 BAYFIELD 5r BARRIE 7284067 TORONTO 8899487 OPEN DAYS WEEK WEEKDAYS UNTIL INFURMATIVE SEMINAR TWO SHUWINGS Wednesday March lb I977 230 pm and 730 pm Holiday Inn Barrie Patricks Roman Catholic and Centennial United Stayner which calls itself the town of friendly people 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